Spain got at least the first victory on a day of finals as Carlos Alcaraz powered to victory over Novak Djokovic to retain his men's singles title at Wimbledon.

With the Serbian appearing helpless against the dominant the title holder, the Spaniard held his arms aloft after battling through the third-set tie-break for a 6-2 6-2 7-6 (7-4) win. Gracious in defeat, for a second straight year, Djokovic was attempting to equal Roger Federer's record of eight Wimbledon men's titles.

The 24-time major winner was also trying to move ahead of Margaret Court to take sole ownership of the all-time record for the most Grand Slam singles titles. The result continues the four-time major winner's 100% record in Grand Slam finals, while he becomes the youngest man to win at Wimbledon and the French Open in the same year.

Alcaraz was hoping it would be a day of double Spanish celebrations, too, with the national football team taking on England in the Euro 2024 final in the evening. In the final, he showed that he was saving his best tennis for the last, all-important moment.

Following in the footsteps of his fellow Spaniard and hero Rafael Nadal in 2008 and 2010, Alcaraz has achieved the rare feat of winning at Roland Garros and Wimbledon in the same year.

"Credit to Carlos for playing elite tennis, especially from the back of the court. He had it all today," Djokovic said in his runner-up speech.

The seven-time Wimbledon champion had resumed his usual brand of dominant, consistent tennis and dropped just two sets in six matches. What was expected to be an enthralling sequel got off to the most dramatic of beginnings - a 14-minute service game from Djokovic, who saved four break points before finally going behind.

Alcaraz's confident start continued, while a rare double fault from Djokovic gifted a double break that allowed the Spanish third seed to calmly see out the opener. It was a case of deja vu for the Serb in the second set, with Alcaraz landing delicate drop volleys and booming winners to break early before benefiting from another Djokovic double fault.

He (Djokovic) managed to hold firm in the third until Alcaraz struck to lead 5-4 and give himself a chance to serve out for the title. But the 21-year-old double-faulted on his first match point, fired into the net on his second and then sent the ball wide on his third - helping Djokovic to claw a break back and force a tie-break.

At that point, prospects of a remarkable comeback and thrilling finish quickly vanished as Alcaraz took control. "It obviously was not the result I wanted, but of course in the first couple of sets the level of tennis wasn’t up to par from my side," Djokovic said.

"It wasn't meant to be. I tried to extend the match, but he was an absolute deserved winner so congratulations for him."